ECC approves Rs7.15bn grant for education sector development
Pakistan
Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar chaired the ECC meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved technical supplementary grant amounting to Rs 7.15 billion for the fiscal year 2023-24 for the “Actions To Strengthen Performance For Inclusive And Responsive Education (ASPIRE)” programme of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.
Caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Dr. Shamshad Akhtar chaired the ECC meeting, a Finance Ministry press release said.
The Economic Coordination Committee also gave approval of Technical Supplementary Grant of four billion rupees for 7th Population and Housing Census.
The ECC also approved Technical Supplementary Grant for Rehabilitation of flood damaged rural roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and provision of clean drinking water in Lahore under Japanese Grant.
The Committee endorsed summary regarding comprehensive Sustainable Plan for Price Rationalization of Subsidized wheat in Gilgit-Baltistan.
It also approved additional funds amounting to 1591.624 million rupees through for procurement of servers and hiring consultants for the purpose.
The Economic Coordination Committee also approved allocation of Technical Supplementary Grant of 500 million rupees for Ministry of Aviation.
